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title: "Repotting my pilea & I found these pink things! Are they roots?? I’ve…"
description: "Repotting my pilea & I found these pink things! Are they roots?? I’ve never seen anything like this. Or maybe new stems??"
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author: "Lili"
published: "2024-03-02T01:26:05.709423Z"
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# Repotting my pilea \& I found these pink things! Are they roots?? I’ve…

_Posted by Lili on 2024-03-02_

Repotting my pilea \& I found these pink things! Are they roots?? I’ve never seen anything like this. Or maybe new stems??

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/us_sSMRcaBCYUyBTEcRWxvCGGroUR8sgvvI-gxjVZDU/T6V9TBtnTjiMSS35XRuCYw.webp?size=large)

## 9 comments

### Mullein commented on 2024-03-02

Might be stems looking for a way out of the pot! I haven’t had a pilea, but I’ve had potted mint plants send runners out of the drainage holes

#### Lili replied on 2024-03-02

Now that it’s in a slightly bigger pot I’m hoping it gives it more room to grow but I was really debating cutting them off

### Doll commented on 2024-03-02

😲

### Tee Jay commented on 2024-03-02

They’re the beginnings of pups! My pilea always has a ton. They’re so cute when they come up out of the soil

#### Lili replied on 2024-03-02

Thank you! I can’t wait to see what that looks like 🤩🌱

#### Tee Jay replied on 2024-03-02

Here’s one of mine. There are 6 or 7 babies in the bottom of the pot

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/yTFSPJJ5kxgWjz5mnWi02w7VpQ8G1DCfuRiP8nJGvGs/F3oh-VrlR4y-vYxVj_9G7A.webp?size=large)

#### Lili replied on 2024-03-02

Omg! Tiny plants are so cute 😭

### Saarah Aamilah commented on 2024-03-02

Yup those are runners!! (Starts to pups!) I would suggest if you can positioning them in a way that they can break the top surface of the soil as they continue to grow. They won’t successfully become pups if the majority stays in the soil:)

#### Lili replied on 2024-03-02

Thank you! 🌱✨

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